newsman

American  

[nooz-man, -muhn, nyooz-] / ˈnuzˌmæn, -mən, ˈnyuz- /

noun

plural

newsmen

1. a person employed to gather news, as for a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television news bureau; reporter.

2. a person who reports the news on radio or television.

3. a person who sells or distributes newspapers, periodicals, etc.; newsdealer.

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newsman British  

/ ˈnjuːzˌmæn /

noun

1. Gender-neutral forms: newsreader.   reporter.  informal a male newsreader or reporter

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Gender

See -man.

Etymology

Origin of newsman

First recorded in 1590–1600; news + man

Example Sentences

Prosecuting newsmen is a delicate proposition because it implicates a constitutional right.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s an honor intended to mark America’s 250th anniversary, and it’s also an opportunity to bolster the joint British-American effort to free newsman Jimmy Lai from his Hong Kong prison cell.

From The Wall Street Journal

His mother was a college administrator and his father was an influential broadcaster and newsman.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Good Night, and Good Luck,” a deft stage translation of the movie chronicling CBS newsman Murrow’s heroic stand against Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s communist witch-hunt, may not have made the playwriting cut.

From Los Angeles Times

As the veteran newsman Jim McKay sighs: “None of us know what will happen to the course of world history — we don’t know.”

From Los Angeles Times